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Helena weekly herald., 1887-01-06

shoe of a bay below him-distant yet many
miles Earlier in the afternoon he had seen the
gilt cross Oh the white-faced Mission flare in the
sunlight, but now all was gone. By the time
he reached the highway of the town it was
quite dark, and he plunged into the first
fonda at the wayside, and endeavored to
forget his woes and his WEAKNESS in aguar-
diente. But Concho's head ached, and his
back ached, and he was SO generally dis
tressed that he bethought him of a medico-
an American doctor-lately come into town,
who had once treated Concho and his mule
with apparently the same medicine, and after
the same heroic fashion. Concho reas-
oned, not illogically, that if he were
to be physicked at all he ought
to get the worth of his money. The
grotesque extravaganza of life, of fruit
and vegetables in California was inconsistent
with infnitesimal doses. In Concho's pre-
vious illness the doctor had given him dozen
four-grain quinine powders. The following
day the grateful Mexican walked into the
doctors office-cured. The doctor was graft
fed until, on examination, it appeared that,
to save trouble, and because his memory was
poor, Concho had taken all the powders in
one dose The doctor shrugged his shoulders
and-altered his practice.
"Wel," said Dr. Guild, as Concho sank
down exhaustedly in one of the doctors two
chairs, "what now?' Have you been sleeping
again in the tule Marshes or are you upset
with commissary whisky! Come have it out.
But Concho declared that the devil was in
his stomach, that Judas Iscariot had possessed
himself of his spine, that mps were in his
forehead, and that his feet had been scourged
by Pontius Plate.
'That means blue mass,'" said the doctor,
and gave it to him-a bolus as large as mas
ket ball, and as heavy.
Concho took it on the spot, and turned to 60.
II have no money, Senor Medico."
"Never mind. It's only dollar, the price
of the medicine"
Concho lcoked guilty at having gulped
down so much cash. Then he said timidly:
"I have no money, but / have got here what
is fine and jolly. 1t is yours" And he handed
over the contents of the precious tin can he
had brought with him.
The doctor took it, looked at the shivering
volatile mass, and said: "Why, this is quick
silver!"
"Concho laughed. "Yes, very quick silver,
so." and he snapped his fingers to show its
sprightliness.
The doctors face grew earnest. "Where
did you get this, Concho!" he finally asked.
at ran flom the pot in the mountains be-
yond."
The doctor looked incredulous. Then Concho
related the whole story.
"Could you find the spot again!"
Helena weekly herald., 1887-01-06
4 QUESTION OF ETHICS.

Fair Mary ras my boyhood's fame
When vas nine and she nineteen;
To all the svains who counting came
Her ready lnswer was the same:
Il guess II wait for Johnny Green!
Just what he maid was pleased TO mean
IwiI nornow pretend to claim
only knoy she was my queen,
Nor did apther step between
Till myself nineteen became.
Now, ] relt the fact with shame;
cannotthink my conscience clean
But Mary; love appearing tame
ln ten yeas playing at the game
cravet her sister Josephine.
fairer aid was never seen;
4 host t lovers cried her fame;
But had Any right to blame
Her wish.o wait for Tommy Green
When tat's my little brothers name?
Walter Clarke i'll The Centur.
Helena weekly herald., 1887-01-06

YOU lame your own mule, but you must try
your hand on mine? Or am l to put jimmy
down among the expenses" he added with
a grin and slight lifting Of his baleful eye
lid
When they had ridden a mile along the
ridge they began to descend again toward the
valley Vegetation now sparingly bordered
the trail, clumps Of chemisal, an occasional
manzanita bush and one or two dwarfed
buckeyes" rooted their way between the
interstices of the black-gray rock. Now and
then, in crossing some dry gully, worn by the
overflow of winter torrents from above, the
grayish rock gloom was relieved by duh red
and brown masses of color, and almost every
overhanging rock bore the mark of miners
pick. Presently, as they rounded the curv-
ing flank of the mountain, from rocky
bench below them, thin ghost-hke stream
of smoke seemed to be steadily drawn by in
visible hands into the invisible ether. 1T is
the camp" said Concho, gleefully; Il will
myself forward to prepare them for the stran-
GER" and before his companion could detain
him he had disappeared at sharp canter
around the curve o. the trail
Left to himself, the stranger took more
leisurely pace, which left him ample time for
reflection. Scamp as he was, there was some
thing in the simple credulity Of poor Concho
that made him uneasy. Not that his moral
consciousness was touched, but he feared that
Concho's companions might, knowing Con-
cho's simplicity, instantly suspect him of trad
ing upon it. He rode on in deep study.
Was he reviewing his past life! A vagabond
by birth and education, swindler by profes-
sion, an outcast by reputation, without abso-
lutely turning his back upon respectability,
he had trembled on the perilous edge of GRIM
inality ever since his boyhood He did not
scruple to cheat these Mexicans-they were a
Helena weekly herald., 1887-01-06
ANXIOUS TO BE ENTERTAINED.

Bobby Ito young Featherly, who is making
an evening calD-Will you speak a little
French for me before you go, Mr.. Featherlyl
Featherly smiling Certainly, Bobby, il
you wish it.
Bobby do. Ma says your French is very
amusing.
An interesting point about Mr.. Welch's
work is that he is paid by the piece for it,
his pay being from 81 to s. per item-never
less than g. Another illustration Of the way
in which his humor is appreciated is the fact
that nearly all Of his work is translated into
the French papers and published there as
original. Some American papers translate it
back into English under the title Of "French
Fun" When the jokes get back into English
the second time "then," Mr.. Welch says, they
are funny"
Helena weekly herald., 1887-01-06
TO BE CONTINUED.
Everyday Problems in Mathematics.

Everyday Problems in Mathematics.
If it takes a boy twenty-five minutes to cut
three sticks of wood to get supper by, how
long will it take him next morning to walk
three miles in the country to meet q circus
coming to town.
A farmer spends $13 per year for tobacco,
and his wife spends 50 per year for shoes.
How much more does her shoes cost than his
tobacco!
1t is twenty-eight feet from a certain
kitchen door to the wood pile, and z, 2,35S from
the same door to corner grocery How
much longer will it take man to walk to the
wood pile than to the grocery, estimating that
he walks three feet per second?
A young lady who is out with her beau
drinks four glasses of soda water at five cents
each; two glasses of ginger ale at five cents
each; eats three dishes Of ice cream at ten
cents each; four pieces of cake valued at
thirty cents, and throws out hint for box
of candy worth fifty cents. What does she
cost him in all!
A tramp tackles a farmhouse and dog
tackles the tramp. The tramp passes over
thirty-two rods of ground per minute, while
the dog passes over forty-eight rods. How
long will it take the dog to overhaul hint
Detroit Free Press.
Helena weekly herald., 1887-01-06
HER ANSWER.

On my rsht at dinner sat Mollie,
on myeft there was little May Belle
Who Is aways so sparkling and jolly,
And " O likes me, fancy, quite well.
The former somehow spoke of ages;
"Now,xhat would you take me to Der!
asked. She replied, "Of life's pages
lsuppee you have turned twenty-three."
Miss Bele, on my left, was distracted
And di not our words overhear,
Nor kne- she the answer expected
whispered quite low in her ear.
"And wlat would you take me for, Maryf"
And ten this small maiden peryerse,.
From OF of abstraction, quite wary,
Responded For better or worse
Samuel Williams Cooper IN Lire
Helena weekly herald., 1887-01-06
THE OLD MAID.

With earnest longings Of the soul,
ask affection fond control,
The frightening eye, the beaming face,
Tbe winning smile, the warm embrace,
The cheerful heart, the tender voice,
these make my bounding heart reJolce
., had these, and strong arm
To shield me from approaching harm'
Had I soul on whom to lean
When danger comes-seen ana unseen
In whom TO trust, to whom apply
,-or kindness, love and sympathy.
With such a one, with such heart'
Devoid of trickery and art, .
IA share the Joys and ills OF lie,
And prove a trusting, faithful wife.
PVT in this world, where sin and strife
Are ming ed with the threads OF lie
Where narrow selfishness and greed
N pinch the soul on whom they teed
That no high thought of moral worth
Can spring from its penurlous earthi
50 wrapped in self and cold repose
n can not feel another's woes,
Nor sigh for others care and grlei,
Nor grant one atom OF rellei,
Where hsutv man. with lordly pride,
The claims of women will derlde,
And with contemptuous, kindly mlen,
Denies her as his equal queen,
But arrogates to self alone
All prlVl eEes IL IiiS onh, :.
And with pretentions, lofty spirit
Claims for himself superior merit
Hugs. in his self-complacent hours,
His faneied autocratic powers
WHY should bind myself for LIE
To the stern duties of a wife,
Yield up my freedom-all have
To man. and be his abject slave?
Nav; rather let me dwell alone
Tpon my undivided throne;
ct me prolong LIES lingering hours
In cold eeclusion's lonely bowers;
Oueen of the manse let remain.
SoIe mistress of my small domain.
With no one near to give command,
And none to make undue demand
o. labor, time, and sordid pelf,
To lavish on his precious self
In gratifying Wild desires,
Winch hateful man so OF requires
7 shrink not from the scornful name
bestowed on every single dame
Wbo-past the age which girls attain,
And hurrving on with rapid stride,
while gliding down life's shady side
Ia looked upon with proud disdain.
I do not dread-rm not afraid
To be proclaimed stiff old maid.
/ glory in the name, and
AS such prefer to live and die.
Helena weekly herald., 1887-01-06
BOIL 1T DOWN.

L yo,'ye written something witty,
Boil il down;
II 70 We written something pretty,
Boil it down;
Take then and file away,
Brinlit out some idle day,
Read.t then, perhaps you'll say,
What pity,
Visor witty, kind or cruel,
This only fit for fuel"
Detroit Free Press.
Helena weekly herald., 1887-01-06

edge of the crag and looked over, 1T is
Concho, the imbecile, y said Pedro, contemptu-
ously.
"But if he should not be alone, or if he
should waken!'
81 will watch and wait. Go you and laffix
the notification"
Wiles disappeared. Pedro began to creep
down the face of the rocky ledge, supporting
himself by chemisal and brushwood
The next moment Pedro stood beside the
unconscious man. Then he looked cautiously
around. The figure of his companion was
lost in the shadow of the rocks above; only
slight crackle of brush betrayed his where
abouts. Suddenly Pedro flung his serape
over the sleepers head, and then threw his
powerful frame and tremendous weight full
upon Concho's upturned face, while his strong
arms clasped the blanket pinioned limbs of
his victim. There was a momentary up
heaval, a spasm and a struggle; but the
tightly rolled blanket clung to the unfortu-
nate man like cerements.
There was no noise, no outcry, no sound of
struggle. There was nothing to be seen but
the peaceful, PROSTATE figures of the two men
darkly outlined on the ledge They might
have been sleeping in each others arms In
the black silence the stealthy tread of Wiles
in the bush above was distinctly audible.
Gradually the struggles grew fainter. Then
whisper from the crags:
II can't see you. What are you doingg"
@Watching!'
GSleeps heI'
"He sleepsl"
"Soundly."
@Soundly."
"After the manner Of the dead!7
sAfter the fashion Of the dead.'
The last tremor had ceased. Pedro rose as
Wiles descended.
aAn is ready" said Wnes: "you are wit
ness of my placing the notifications"
II am witness"
"But OF this ones" pointing to Concho.
GShail we leave him here?'
"a drunken imbecile-why not"
Wiles turned his left eye on the speaker.
They CHANGED to be standing nearly in the
same attitude they had stood the preceding
night Pedro uttered a cry and an impreca-
ton, "Carramba! Take your devils eye from
me! What see you? Eh-what"
Nothing good Pedro" said Wiles, turning
his blank right cheek to Pedro The in
furiated and half frightened ex-vaquero re-
turned the long knife he had half drawn from
its sheath and growled surlily:
Helena weekly herald., 1887-01-06
CHAPTER III.
WHO FOUND IT.

ONCHO was so i'm
patient toreach the
camp and deliver
his good news to bis
companions tn a t
more than once the
S tranger w as
obliged to command
him to slacken his
pace. "Is it not
enough, you infer
nal Greaser, that
Helena weekly herald., 1887-01-06
CHAPTER I.
WHO SOUGHT 1T.

L was a steep trail
leading over the
NJ o IL t terey coast
range. Concho was
very tired, Concho
was very dusty,
Concho was very
much disgusted. To
Conch o's mind
there was but one
relief for these in
surmountable diff
culties, and tlat lay
Helena weekly herald., 1887-01-06
CHAPTER III.
WHO CLAIMED 1T.
HE fog had already

HE fog had already
closed in on Monte
rey, and was now
rolling, a white,
billowy sea above,
that soon shut out
the blue breakers
below. Once or
twice in descend
ing the mountain
Concho had over
hung the cliff and
looked down upon
the cilryinp horse
Helena weekly herald., 1887-01-06
A BACKWARD REACH.

The ejackass goes by precedent,
o. so his antics teach;
That is to say-his argument
Consists in backward reach.
Helena weekly herald., 1887-01-06
Prospecting, achat for ?"

aGold and silver, Senor--yet for silver
aost."
"Alone"
saOf us there are four"
The stranger looked around.
f.In camp-a league beyond" explained
g Mexican.
%Found anything!"
l.Of this-much." Concho took from his
Helena weekly herald., 1887-01-06
THE STORY OF 4 Mine.
By BRET HARTE.

copyrighted, 1886. by Houghton, Miflin Co.. and
published by arrangement with them.l
Helena weekly herald., 1887-01-06

saddle bags lump of grayish iron ore, studded
here and there with star points of pyrites
The stranger said nothing, but his eye looked
q diabolical suggestion.
"You are lucky, friend Greaser."
Helena weekly herald., 1887-01-06

in leathern bottle slung over the machillas
of his saddle. Concho raised the bottle to
his lips, took a long draught, made WY
face, and calculated:
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-24
What Constitutes a BaIk.

Editor Argus.
Rock ISLAND, AUGUST 90. 1857
In order TO settle dispute will you in
form us if pitcher Can, while in the
box, make ''balk, without having the
ball in his possession?
[Rightfully not. but according to the
rules he Can. 1t is decreed first, that be-
fore delivering the ball, pitcher must
expose it to view of the umpire and bat
ter, which would render balk without
the ball impossible. But further on the
rules provide that any motion of the
pitcher after taking position to deceive
the batter, constitutes a balk." Thus S
balk can be made by the pitcher without
having the ball in his possession
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-24

Six new cabeoses for the Chicago,
Kansas & Nebraska division of the Chi
cago. Rock Island & Pacific railway,
passed southwest yesterday morning.
Supt & d. Wright, of the C., NJ. &
St P, was in Rock Island yesterday in,
structing the train men at this point on
the new rules aud regulations for the
running Of trains.
A new railroad company has been or
ganized in Dubuque, 1t is called the
Dubuque, Kansas City & Southwestern
Railway Co. The object is to build a
line of railroad from Dubuque in a
southerly and southwestcrly direction
through the state Of Iowa into Missouri
and southwesterly through that state
The capital stock is $4,000, 900.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-24

Much has been written and said about
how to make home happy. The morallst
and the preacher have hackneyed this
theme until it would seem that nothing
more remained To be said But the phil
osophers have gone far out of their way
to account for the prevalence of ilNas.
sorted couples and unhappy homes, and
have overlooked the chief cause Most
of the unhappincss of married life can be
traced directly to those functional de-
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In nine cases out of ten the irritable. dis
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-24
sad Death at Rapids city.

RAPIDS ClTf- Aug %
Mts Deiiah McCarl, wife of Peter Nc
Carl. died at Rapids City Aug 18th, aged
AZ years 8 months and DAYS. Mrs.
McC8Tl was the oldest daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. H. 5. Shurtleff She was born
in Rapids City. She married Mr.. Peter
McCarl Aug %, 1868, their union being
blessed with two children Henry S., of
Gilchrist. Iii aud Mrs. Rose Trevor, of
Rapids City. With her husband and
children, she leaves her father. mother,
i've brothers and three sisters to mourn
her irreparabe loss. Mrs. McCarl had
been an intense sufferer for over wear
with cancer of the breast. All that could
be, was done for her, but medical skill
and good nursing only succeeded in al
LAYING her pain at times and prolonging
her life for few months The courage,
patience and checrfGlness which she dis
| played till the last was wonderful, but
only went to show in brighter colors the
beautiful traits of character that marked
her entire life She was a loving wife
an affeCtionate mother. and loved and
respected by all VINO knew her Truly,
of such II one we may say, Death is the
crown of life"
The funeral services occurred in the
Christian church at Rapids City of which
church she has been IA member for TWEEN
| ty-threc years. The Rev. LIB. Meyers
of Hermon. H., OBLIGATED. The sermon
of Mr.. MEYERS WAS beautiful offering o
love and affection, eloqueutly, simple ant
tenderly pathetic His words fell with
soothing influence upon all who heart
them. From the church the remain
were taken to the cemetery ut Port ByroI
where the last sad rites were performed
and those who loved her always and Wit
still shall hold her sacred in their mem
OIieS, saw her gently laid to rest.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-24

Upon the assembling of the grand jury
at Clinton, H., yesterday, an investiga>
ton was begun which may cause the in
diGtment of a number of farmers and
stOckraisers in the county. When the
nature of the infectious disease among
horses known as "maladie du colt" be
came generally known, it is alleged that
q number having affected animals in tneir
possession Immediately sold or traded
them. and they were taken to different
parts of the country, thereby jeOpardiz>
ing the health and welfare of stock in the
neighborhoods where the diseased ami
mails have since been located. Such &C.
ton is in direct violation of law, and il
is understood that all offenders will bt
severely dealt with.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-24

McClanahan post No. $50, G. A. R..
has among its memorial collections a
quaint old battered copper bugle, the in
trinsic value of which is probably about
nine cents, but its actual value to the
comrades as memento of the dark days
of '61-'64, cannot be estimated from a
filthy lucre stand point. The exact date
or nativity of said bugle will forever re-
main mystery. Authentic information
regarding its history commences about
July, 1861, at which date it was trans
ferred by authority of Uncle Sam to a
bright eyed golden haired patriotic youth
of twenty -one, who being duly enrolled
in the service of his old uncle. was in
due time proclaimed chief bugler of the
10Th Illinois volunteer infantry.
The 10Th regiment received its first
baptism in blood July 10th, 1861. in Mis-
souri, at Bentonville and in 1865 their
last battle was fought and won. During
all these years this bugle was true to the
cause, ever and and anon sounding sig
mails for camp duties. Oft times during
the memorable march to the sea, the or
through this lifeless medium. In the
terrible encounters of the 14th corps, the
veterans of the gallant 18th heard far
above the roar and Gin of battle, amid
the shrleks and groans of the wounded
aud dying, the shrill notes of this Old
relic urging them on to victory or death.
Then at last peace was proclaimed over
this crimson, dyed land and the gallant
bugler returned to his pleasant prairie
home. With him rs one aud Insepara-
BILE was the old bugle now Il treasured
mementO of the past. The boy now has
silver threads among the gold" like the
bugle evidence of these long weary years.
He is now one of the c., B. & Q's. most
hunored conductors, enjoys lite in d
pleasant, peaceful home, and an old com
rade will always receive q paternal wel-
come from n n CoonS As a mark OF
the high esteem IN which Comraie Conns
is held among his comrades. he was on
last Friday night unanimously elected
chief bugler of McC!anahan Post q. A r
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-24

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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-24

Congressman W. Fl. Gest has sent to
the president of the Moline Business
Mems association letter received by him
in relation to the asked for improvement
of the Moline harbor. In this letter Act
ing Secretary of War r. Macfeely &C
knewledges the receipt of the memorial
sent out from Moline numerouslY signed
by prominent shippers and business
men. He then proceeds to set forth that
the department has at present no ems
ployes who can be spared for the making
of the necessary survey, and no funds
He thinks it possible. however, that later
in the season, when some of the employees
return from their field work, the work
may be done. and in time for a presenta-
ton of the matter to the next session of
congress.
In this connection,it would be anything
but inopportune to bring the matter to the
attention of Maj. Mckenzie. The letter
Just received would indicate to him the
feeling of the department, and he might
be able to put the survey into the hands
OF some Of the regular employees of the
department who are the earliest to re-
turn from the work they have at present
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